Since the Predicta is an iconic and epic form... pretty much a cornerstone of mid century and space age design... I figured I should build a special display for them. A note to all of my TV collector friends:  Yes- I know that not all of these models came out in the same year - but this is a fantasy creation so I took some liberties.  

This is a hybrid of a museum display and a period advertising display.  When I was creating this- I imagined myself being at some uber atomic / futuristic dealer trade show back in the late 50's... and seeing the Predicta hype unveiled for the first time. 

My original thought was to have every model and color /finish option displayed - but after a few sketches and rough layouts - I decided that made the display look too crowded and busy. I also left out the Princess model since the Debutante and Siesta kind of represent the product range in that series... and having six TVs displayed worked out well for the size of the platforms I built.

I debated on displaying the Tandem with the screen off of the base and sitting on a pedestal behind in order to show the independence of the screen from the base. I still might add that - but for now I opted for having the screen directly on the base.

I tried to incorporate some recurring shapes and themes from the actual sets themselves and the original Predicta advertising booklet.  Things like the green tones - the gold edge band trim -  and the elongated triangle wedge shapes.

Now that I am looking at it all set up - I will probably also add some hidden LED strip lights under the front signs so that there is a glow between the 2 layers of sign panels.

More pics in the gallery!